UK Puzzled by electrician comments about earth fault.

[Baddegg]

Sounds to me that although he’s diagnosed the fault, possibly, he has no idea how to or interest in finding and repairing it for you, 3 weeks with no real explanation is not something I’d ever do to a customer, in your position I’d call another spark.....and if you do please let us know his findings, we like that sort of thing here ?

 

[UNG]

Our house has just had an electrical safety check by a qualified electrician. He said he had found an earth fault but was called away on another job and can't return for three weeks. Meantime, I am left wondering about his comments and would like to get a better understanding.

So your electrician is called away to another job and can't return for 3 weeks how many more jobs in the next 3 weeks is he going to be called away from that delays his return to resolve your problem. Have you paid this guy if so you need to get a copy of his report if you haven't bin him and get someone else who will resolve the problem without running away

Sounds to me that although he’s diagnosed the fault, possibly, he has no idea how to or interest in finding and repairing it for you, 3 weeks with no real explanation is not something I’d ever do to a customer, in your position I’d call another spark.....and if you do please let us know his findings, we like that sort of thing here ?

He has gone to a short course on fault finding 3 weeks should give him everything he needs to know

 

[Baddegg]

So your electrician is called away to another job and can't return for 3 weeks how many more jobs in the next 3 weeks is he going to be called away from that delays his return to resolve your problem. Have you paid this guy if so you need to get a copy of his report if you haven't bin him and get someone else who will resolve the problem without running away



He has gone to a short course on fault finding 3 weeks should give him everything he needs to know

Cleary the other person’s problem is more important than yours op....it’s fair enough he may not have the time there and then to sort but to leave you with no explanation is not cool ?

 

[EasyGoingPat]

Cleary the other person’s problem is more important than yours op....it’s fair enough he may not have the time there and then to sort but to leave you with no explanation is not cool ?

I forgot to mention that the report goes to the landlord, so I'm not sure I will see a copy. I'll do my best to get an explanation out of him when he returns. And I'll be sure to post it on here to tie all of this thread up.

 

[Baddegg]

Landlords can be the worst mate, I went to a job yesterday where the tenant had had no lights for 4 months, due to lockdown apparently the landlord couldn’t get any one out ?

 

[radiohead]

It's possible given the OP mentioned 0.35.....and the electrician was asking about additional sockets that he got a low IR and suspects a surge adaptor plugged in somewhere. 0.35 would be an expected reading.
But thats just a guess without further information.

 

[davesparks]

I forgot to mention that the report goes to the landlord, so I'm not sure I will see a copy. I'll do my best to get an explanation out of him when he returns. And I'll be sure to post it on here to tie all of this thread up.

You should receive a copy of the condition report the same as you do the gas certificate, this is a legal requirement.

 

[Flanders]

The electrician may be referring to earth reading taken at the incoming supply. 0.35 Ohms is the maximum permitted ze reading for a TNC-S system , Just A guess though I afraid . Just going by the mentioned of Mains ,but not sure what the sockets have to do with this